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Applied Linguistics
A syllabus for facilitating a course on applied linguistics (i.e., course design, implementation, and reflection): The links below are intended to suit Hispanics learning English as an additional language but can easily be adapted to all language learners by using a template with appropriate links.
| Some knowledge of psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, and discourse analysis |
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Unit 1
History of Applied Linguistics
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Unit 2
Language Skills and Discourse
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Unit 3
Second Language Acquisition
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Unit 4
Sociolinguistics Research
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Unit 5
Applying Applied Linguistics
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References
Course books
Applied Linguistics, Cook
Second Language Learning Theories, Mitchell and Myles
Reference books
An Applied Linguistic Approach To Discourse Analysis: Unpublished Ph.D. thesis by H.G. Widdowson, Department of Linguistics, University of Edinburgh, May 1973
An Introduction to Applied Linguistics, Schmitt
Conditions for Second Language Learning: Professor Spolsky explores the requirements for a general theory of second language learning, and considers the relevance of such a theory for language teaching.
Department of Applied Linguistics: UEW
Explorations in Applied Linguistics: Professor Henry Widdowson's collection of papers covers a range of theoretical and practical aspects of communicative language teaching.
Handbook on Second Language Acquisition, The, Doughty and Long
Second Language Acquisition: An Introductory Course, Gass
Synthesizing Research on Language Learning and Teaching, Norris & Ortega (Eds.)
